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Marshall Municipal Band preps for a week full of concerts

While the end of the season is rapidly approaching, the Marshall Municipal Band doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. This Thursday’s concert will be the 12th concert of the band’s 101st season and the first of four performances in just eight days. The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. on east lawn of the Saline CountyCourthouse. The concert will open with R. B. Hall’s “The New Colonial March.” Hall was a contemporary of Sousa and he dedicated the march to JohnBehr, the director of the famed Germania Band of Boston.

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Discover nature with MDC at Missouri State Fair August 11-21

SEDALIA — Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia Aug. 11-21. Visit MDC’s Conservation building from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the kid’s Xplor Zone from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to see MDC’s mobile snake exhibit, a new macroinvertebrate exhibit, and more. Ask MDC staff conservation- related questions, get educational materials, and have fun.

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Saline County Early Days

As small communities developed in Saline County, it became important to realize their development was vital to the history of Saline County. To stimulate and encourage interest in the history of the county, these small communities began to collect and preserve historical facts. This article will highlight the two of these communities and the important impact they had on Saline County history.

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